WE ARE ON A CRITICAL JOURNEY:
CREATING THE STRUCTURES OF A
NEW WORLD
CREATING CHANGE:
When I entered law school in 1970, I was told that I would be learning about the best legal system possible. How was I to know that this was not true? We can do much better.
First of all, when we use the term “justice,” we are careless. We use it to mean two separate and mutually-exclusive forms of justice.
One form of justice seeks vengeance, retribution and proportional revenge. The other seeks healing and restoration, and sometimes even leads to transformation. We must create language that communicates what we really mean.
The confusion and the problems extend beyond the legal system. Because the source of the problem lies at the root of our systems, business, education and religion are likewise affected. The two forms of justice, our contradictory religious doctrines, indeed, our deep-seated confusion across the board, are actually reflections of deeper structures--Oneness and duality.
The organizing principle of Oneness lies at the root of all that is, but we lose our way being immersed in the disorganizing process of duality.
When we recognize these underlying patterns, our world of greed, violence, and war in the midst of breathtaking acts of love, kindness, and generosity makes perfect sense.
We think the answer has to be complex and difficult to fathom, but in fact, it is simple and fundamental. Solving the problems will not be easy, because we are entangled in duality on many levels.
But where we can begin is now clearly within our reach. Please join me in this journey of critical importance for our world today and the future of our children and grandchildren.
Sylvia